Hungary’s Covid-19 death toll surpasses 33,000 – latest numbers

Altogether 392 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the weekend, while 27,209 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

So far 6,024,568 people have received a first jab, while 5,794,499 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,834,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.

The number of active infections stands at 144,533, while

hospitals are treating 6,451 Covid-19 patients, 649 of whom need respiratory assistance.

Since the first outbreak, 1,025,697 infections have been registered, while

the number of fatalities has risen to 33,172.

Fully 847,992 people have made a recovery.

There are 50,429 people in official quarantine, while the number of tests taken stands at 8,134,310.

As we wrote on Sunday, Hungary’s chief medical officer has urged the Hungarian public to get vaccinated with a third shot, explaining that more antigens are needed in the body in light of new variants of the coronavirus. Details: Designated vaccination points will be open to everyone in Hungary